King Diamond: Mommy transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Rami Nuotio : midiamondie'at'sci.fi FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: March 01, 2010 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-5-----------5--| E|----------------| Guitar 2 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-6-----------5--| Riff 1 Guitars 1 & 2 x2 E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-4-5-7-------------|-4-5-7--------------5-| E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 x2 E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|---------6---6---6-|---------6---6---6----| E|---------4---4---4-|---------4---4---4----| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2 E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-4-5-7-------------|-4-5-7--------------5-| E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----| * * * * * * * * * * "You could see..." x2 E|-------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------------| A|-4-5-7-------------|-4-5-7--------------5----------| E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-------5/12\-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-------------------|--------------------5-| E|-4-5-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-5-7-4-4-4-4-4-4----| * * * * * * * * * * x2 E|-------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------------| E|-4-5-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-5-7-4-4-4-4-4-4--5----5/12\-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 (Play 2x) x2 E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-------------------|----------------------| E|---------7---6---5-|--------7---6---5-----| Riff 3 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|------------------8-9-----------------------6-| A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------6---| E|-4-----------------------4--------------8-----| "Oh no..." E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|------------------8-9-------------------------| A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------7-6-| E|-4-----------------------4--------------4-----| "Oh no..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------------7--6-| E|-4----3----2----4-------| "Deep down below..." E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---6--6--5--5--4--4--3-| E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The crypt is still alive..." Guitar 2 x2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-6----5----4-------7--6-| E|-4----3----2----4-------| "Deep down below..." E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---6--6--5--5--4--4--3-| E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Clean) E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--| B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----| G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2 E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------5--7-| E|-5-5-5-----------------5---4-4-4------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 3 (Distortion) x2 E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|----------5-5-5-5-5-----------------4---0---------| * * * * * Then guitars 2 & 3 play this: E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7--9-| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7----7---6-6-6----6---2----5--7-| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5---4-4-4----4---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * "There's something in the dark..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) Both Guitars x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-| A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7-9-| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9-9-------------| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------7-6-------------------------| E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444445-7-7\-000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Ending to Riff 6 Guitar 1 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|--------/8---7---5-------5-| E|-5---4---------------------| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|--------/8---7-------------| E|-5---4-----------6-------5-| End of Solo Rhythm Solo (Wead) NOTE: Entire solo is harmonized: Guitar 1 e|----------------8----12-8h12p8------8---------| B|----------10------10-----------10-----10------| G|------9-5----/9-------------------9------9----| D|-10-7--------------------------------------10-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------10-8-7----13-12-10----------------| B|---------------9-----------10----------13-12-10-------| G|------7---10-7---10-----------------------------13-10-| D|-9------9---------------------------------------------| A|---11-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12----17-12h17p12-------12----------| B|------------13--------13-------------13-------13-------| G|-------14-9----/14----------------------14-------14----| D|-14-10----------------------------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------12----15-13-12--------------| G|-------------13-------13----------14-13--------| D|-12----15-12----15----------------------15-14~-| A|----14-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12-8-8-8-8-8-15-12-12-12-12-12-12h13p12-10h12p10-| B|-13-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------13-10-10-10-10-10----------12-13-15-| B|-12-9-9-9-9-9-15-12-12-12-12-12-------------------12-13-15----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12-8-8-8-8-8-15-12-12-12-12-12-12h13p12-10h12p10-| B|-13-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------13-10-10-10-10-10----------12-13-15-| B|-12-9-9-9-9-9-15-12-12-12-12-12-------------------12-13-15----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17~--16~--13~--12~--13p12--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------15~----15-17-18-15~--------14-15-17\-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| End Guitar 1 Guitar 2 e|-------------------12----15-12h15p12-------12----------| B|------------13--------13-------------13-------13-------| G|-------12-9----/12----------------------12-------12----| D|-14-10----------------------------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------17-15-13----------------| B|-------------------12-------------------------17-15-13-------| G|-------------13-------13-16-14-13----------------------16-13-| D|-12----15-12----15----------------15-------------------------| A|----14-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------15----20-15h20p15-------15----------| B|-------------17--------17-------------17-------17-------| G|-------17-12----/17----------------------17-------17----| D|-17-14-----------------------------------------------17-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------15----18-17-15--------------| G|-------------16-------16----------17-16-14-13~-| D|-15----18-15----18-----------------------------| A|----17-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17-12-12-12-12-12-20-17-17-17-17-17-15h17p15-13h15p13-| B|-17-13-13-13-13-13-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------16-13-13-13-13-13----------15-17-19-| B|-15-12-12-12-12-12-18-15-15-15-15-15-------------------15-17-18----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17-12-12-12-12-12-20-17-17-17-17-17-15h17p15-13h15p13-| B|-17-13-13-13-13-13-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------16-13-13-13-13-13----------15-17-19-| B|-15-12-12-12-12-12-18-15-15-15-15-15-------------------15-17-18----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-20~--19~--17~--19p17-16~--17p16-17~----17-19-20-17~--------16-17-19\-| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| End Guitar 2 End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "There's a body on the floor..." Play Riff 3 "I see a child..." Play Riff 4 "Deep down below..." Play Riff 5 Riff 6a Guitar 1 (Clean) E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--| B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----| G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-| A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I used to know your sister..." Riff 6b Both guitars E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7-9-| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----| ****** ****** ****** ****** "And now you're stuck in here..." Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9-9-------------| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------7-6-------------------------| E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444445-7-7\-000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Ending to Riff 6b Guitar 1 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---------8---7---5-| E|-5---4-------------| Guitar 2 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---------8---7-----| E|-5---4-----------6-| Play Riff 5 Ending: x2 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----------7-6-------------------7-6--------7-6-| E|-5--5-7-8-------7-8-7--5--5-7-8-------7-8-7-----| "She cannot find her mommy..." Guitar fill x4 E|---------| B|---------| G|-9----8--| D|---------| A|-7----6--| E|---------| Then rhythm switches to this for the rest of song: E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|------------9-8---------------------9-8---------9-8-| A|-7--7-9-10--7-6--9-10-9--7--7-9-10--7-6--9-10-9-7-6-| E|-5--5-7--8-------7--8-7--5--5-7--8-------7--8-7-----| Ending lead: Basically just random licks here and there, check out the PDF or powertab file for a more specific idea, but even that is just the best we could hear, so just make up your own noises. Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill